“Even the strongest companies will cycle through good times and bad,” says Dave Hopson, managing partner at the information-technology consulting firm Triumphus and author of Surviving the Business Storm Cycle: How to Weather Your Business’s Ups and Downs. It can be a real challenge to keep employees motivated, engaged, optimistic and forward-thinking during those down
By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of The Remote Leadership Institute. It’s critical that you conduct regular one-on-one sessions with your employees (even if one is located in London, another in Australia, one in California, and one across the hall from you). While scheduling, planning and executing these sessions is a bit tougher for leaders of virtual
By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute Have you ever cleaned your garage? When you started the project, the task was pretty well defined. You could look at the garage and see what needed to be done, but once you got started, two things happened. First, you realized there were more steps to
Change is a major part of life—and so is resistance to it. So when you inherit a team that is resistant to your new role and the changes that come with it, be prepared. Engage your resistant team with the following techniques: Acknowledge the change Don’t sugarcoat it. Your employees will appreciate your candidness if
Is virtual leadership training better than traditional in-person training? Absolutely, says Richard Lepsinger, president of OnPoint Consulting, if it meets these three criteria: The training is practical Virtual leaders have the same responsibilities as leaders who manage co-located employees, but the virtual setting makes challenges, such as how to provide feedback or coach accountability, more difficult.
By Jaimy Ford, business writer and editor. How do you convince your project team to pull together, focus and get the job done? For decades, Craig Ross, Angela Paccione and Victoria Roberts from Verus Global, have been trying to answer that question. The professional development specialists and coaches have spent more than 65,000 hours studying and
Employees who take pride in their work are motivated, productive and pleasant to be around. They raise the overall morale of the workplace and inspire their co-workers. They happily go above and beyond requirements and expectations simply because their work makes them feel good. These four leadership practices will instill pride in all of your
Armed with your trusty smartphone and a few apps, you can rule the world—or at least do an amazing job of managing your team and time. Check out this comprehensive list, put together by Daily Infographic, of some of the best productivity apps currently on the market and put some to work for you! If you’ve
Reprimanding employees in front of other employees is never a good idea. Embarrassing staff members in that way damages morale and can put people on the defensive, making it less likely that they will fix their bad behaviors. Scolding employees in front of customers is worse. Even if employee has done something that deserves a
By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. While we’ve all sat through one too many presentations in our lives, most of them are very important when it comes to disseminating information and training employees. Especially when all or part of your team is remote, your presentations need to be crystal clear so as
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